Artwork that tries to replicate real life is difficult to execute, especially when the subject is a person; however Kang, Kang-hoon has managed to create art that is so realistic, you feel it must be a photo.
Painting people is not easy. All viewers have a certain expectation of what humans look like, and they assume their expectation will be translated onto the canvas. Artist Kang, Kang-hoon paints humans so perfectly that you begin to question the work and wonder if your eyes are playing tricks on you.
Every detail is incredible, down to stray hairs and fine wrinkles. The facial expressions of the subjects also replicate real human emotion. This collection by Kang, Kang-hoon is truly an amazing set of paintings to look at -- that is, if you can actually get your head around the fact that these aren’t photographs.
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